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PRINTERS &SCANNERS
EPSONWorkForce
WF-7710DWF
★★★★★
£148•www.amzn.to2»ŚaD3B
HPOfficeJetPro7720
★★★★★
£120•www.currys.co.uk
CANONPixmaTS205
★★★★★
£29•www.ebuyer.com
EPSONEcoTankET-7750
★★★★★
£539•www.ʱessops.com
The WorkForce WF-7710DWF allows youto print at
the larger A3+ paper size,asw ell as faxand scan at
A3, so it’s greatforhome office users who require a
bit more flexibility from their MFP.
The OfficeJet Pro 7720
strikes afine balance
between price,performance andfeatures, making it
ideal forhome offices and small businesses–especially those that
could use A3 printing.
It has abasic feature set
and isn’t veryfast, but
the Pixma TS205’s print
quality makes itabargain. Replacement ink
cartridges are the biggest expense,but
that’s fine if you’re only printing at home occasionally.
Like all EcoTank MFPs, the
ET-7750offsets its high
price with low running
costs, and this specific model delivers sharp,
solid colours that suit photoprinting well.
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkʱet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION4,80 0x2,40 0dpi•DIMENSI ONS
340x567x452mm•WEIGHT18.7kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA3̽•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•
DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•PARTCO DEC11CG36 411•FULLREVIEWNov2018
TECHNOLOGYThermalinkʱet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION4,80 0x1,200dpi•
SCANNERRESOLUTION1,200x1,200dpi•DIMENSI ONS307x445x585mm•
WEIGHT15.5kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA3̣printonly̧•WARRANTYThreeyearsRTB•
DETAILSwww.hp.co.uk•PARTCO DEŴ0S18A•FULLREVIEWDec2017
TECHNOLOGYThermalinkʱet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION4,80 0x1,200dpi•DIMENSI ONS
131x426x255mm•WEIGHT2.5kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB
- DETAILSwww.canon.co.uk•PARTCO DE2319C008•FULL REVIEWSep2019
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkʱet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION5,760x1,440•
SCANNERRESOLUTION1,200x2,40 0dpi•DIMENSI ONS168x526x415mm•WEIGHT10.5kg•
MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA3•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•
PARTCO DEC11CG16401CE•FULLREVIEWSep2018
EPSONEcoTankET-M3180
★★★★★
£406•www.printerland.co.uk
If you needto pump out
black-and-whitedocuments, the
ET-M3180 isagreat alternative
to abulkylaser MFP.This ADF-equipped printer
and scanner is impressivelyfast and, like the restof the EcoTank
range,has incredibly low per-page running costs.
TECHNOLOGYPiezoinkʱet•MAXIMUMPRINTRESOLUTION2,40 0x1,200dpi•DIMENSI ONS
375x347x346mm•WEIGHT7.2kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4legal•WARRANTYThreeyears
onsite•DETAILSwww.epson.co.uk•PARTCO DEC11CG93402BŴ•FULLREVIEWNov2019
CANONimageFormula
DR-C230
★★★★★
£267•www.ebuyer.com
This sheet-fed document scanner
is perfectforgetting through stacksof documents
without havingto manually scan each page.It’s
pleasantlyfast and pairs with Canon’s powerful CaptureOnTouch Pro
software,which doesafine job of processing your scans.
TECHNOLOGYDualCISsheet-fedscanner•SCANNERRESOLUTION600x600dpi•DIMENSI ONS
231x291x530mm•WEIGHT2.8kg•MAXIMUMPAPERSIZEA4legal•WARRANTYOneyearRTB
- DETAILSwww.canon.co.uk•PARTCO DE2646C003•FULLREVIEWFeb2018
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01
Laser printers usedto be much
more expensive than inkʱets and
were typically restrictedto oɘces. They
are now much more affordable,however,
and offer several benefitsover inkʱets,
including lower per-page printing costs
and faster print speeds.
02
Adecent laser printer will typically
cost around £80, and will happily
print hundredsof black-and-whitepages per
hour.Ifdocuments are your priority,you’ll
want ahigh minimum speed and low print
costs. However,you’ll probably be limitedto
black-and-whiteprinting at this price.
03
Although you can still buy single-
function laser printers, multifunction
Choosinga... Laserprinter
peripherals ̣MFPş are nowfarmore
common. These models can scan and
photocopydocuments as well as print them,
and someof them also havefaxcapabilities.
Laser MFPsstart from around £200.
04
Heavy-dutyoɘce lasers designedfor
printing thousandsof pages per
month can cost thousandsof pounds. They
use large individualtoner drums, which can
cut running costs. Automatic duplex
̣double-sideḑ printing is also common here.
05
Although laser printers are more
suited to printingtext than graphics,
many are still ableto produce high-̈́uality
photographs. Speed isn’tapriority here
ȸinstead chooseaprinter that reproduces
subtle tones well.Ŵoucan’t determine this
by looking at the specifications; only
hands-ontesting will do,sor ememberto
check our reviews before you buy.
Borderless printing ̣upto the edgeof the
papeŗ should also be possible.
06
If you wantto print from multiple
devices, make sure you lookfor
extended connectivity.Decent laser printers
can be shared on your local network and
have USB portsfordirect printing, memory
card slotsforprinting images fromadigital
camera, and iOS, Android or Google Cloud
Print supportforprinting from mobile
devices such as smartphones or tablets.
An LCD preview screenoffers greater
controlforthis methodof printing.
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ccasionally.
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